B—7 [PT. 1]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT

Minister of Works. AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1944, to defray the Charges of Development of Water-power (including New Works and Working-expenses and Maintenance, Salaries, Travelling-expenses, Audit Fees, Exchange on Remittances Abroad, Compensation for Accidents to Workmen and Motor-vehicles, &c., and all other Expenses). Summary.

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1943-44. 1942-43. Estimated required'to VotecL Expended. be voted. Vote—Development of Water-power — £ £ £ New Works and Purchase of Materials for Stock .. .. 2,751.000 1,711,000 1,492,205 Working-expenses and Maintenance .. .. .. ..J 1,200,110 900,110 658,780 GROSS Total 3,951,110 2,611,110 2,150,991 Amount required for Current Year .. .. .. 3,251,110 2,417,500 2,150,991 Credits-IN-aid .. .. .. .. •• 51,110 57,500 135,710 t NET TOTAL .. .. .. ,. .. 3,200,000 2,360,000 2,015,281 I i 1942-43. 1943 44 VOTE—DEVELOPMENT OF WATER-POWER. Voted appended. £ £ £ North Island Scheme— New works and purchases of materials for stock — £ £ Arapuni-Horahora works .. 952,000 Mangahao-Waikaremoana works.. 511,000 Karapiro .. .. .. 350,000 Taupo .. .. .. 20,000 Waikaremoana Lower Development 50,000 Waikaremoana Upper Development 100,000 — 1,983,000 Working-expenses and maintenance — Arapuni-Horohora works .. 528,650 Mangahao-Waikaremoana works.. 470,000 998,650 2,981,650 1,734,000 1,211,043 Purchase of King's Wharf Station .. .. .. .. 360,000 400,000 South Island Scheme— New works and purchases of materials for stock— Cobb River .. .. .. 100,000 Highbank .. .. .. 200,000 Lake Coleridge-Waitaki works .. 417,000 Southland works .. .. 40,000 Tekapo 10,000 767,000 Working-expenses and maintenance— Lake-Coleridge Waitaki works .. 115,350 Southland works .. .. 86,000 201,350 968,350 516,000 539,085